Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., updates reporters on the pace of the immigration reform bill following a Democratic strategy session, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., updates reporters on the pace of the immigration reform bill following a Democratic strategy session, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - In this June 11, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are deeply split over the immigration bill now steaming toward Senate passage, with business allies pulling in one direction and tea party supporters in the other. The divide makes the bill's fate unpredictable in the House and complicates the party's campaign to broaden its appeal among Hispanic voters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate has agreed to spend tens of billions of dollars on a dramatic increase of border security.
The move comes as senators near passage of immigration legislation offering U.S. citizenship to millions of people.
The 69-29 vote Wednesday came as the Senate plowed through a few remaining procedural hurdles ahead of final passage. That might happen as early as Thursday.
Earlier, senators knocked down a Republican objection raised against the bill.
The outcomes indicate the legislation commands the backing of well over the 60 senators needed to pass the bill and send it to the House, where an uncertain future awaits.
The White House-backed measure spends tens of billions on border security while establishing a 13-year path to citizenship for 11 million people already here illegally.
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